# Accident 19770729021169A: Hughes 269B, Hawkeye, IA, July 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1977
- Place: Hawkeye, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Location: 42.9378° N, 91.9504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawkeye, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9378&lon=-91.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9357F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9357F-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 508 total, 238 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729021169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CHEM BUILD-UP ON M/R BLADES & T/R.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9357F (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080614838889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080614838889A), Jun 14, 2008: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Cook, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Police officer observed the helicopter rotating in a tight circle and loosing elevation. Estimated altitude was 500 feet. The helicopter landed on the…
- [Accident 19820729035449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729035449A), Jul 29, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Tipton, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting a running takeoff when helicopter crashed into a fence. Aircraft was over gross weight.
- [Accident 19810813051209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813051209A), Aug 13, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Marion, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during hover. Tail rotor drive shaft was disconnected.
- [Accident 19730619017209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619017209A), Jun 19, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Madison, MS, Substantial damage. Drg practice autorotation eng quit. Tail rotor drive and boom severed from helicopter.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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